Thermoniphas kigezi

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Thermoniphas kigezi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thermoniphas
Species:
T. kigezi
Binomial name
Thermoniphas kigezi
Stempffer, 1956 [1]

Thermoniphas kigezi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda and possibly Cameroon. [2]

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References

  1. Thermoniphas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)